DLA Aviation set to case colors ahead of Weapons Support activation
Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Operations Center building in 2020. On July 23, the Defense Logistics Agency will close a historic chapter and forge a unified future as it officially deactivates DLA Aviation, based at the Defense Supply Center Richmond. This deactivation, held in conjunction with the July 24 deactivation of DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio, marks the formal stand-up of DLA Weapons Support – a new, integrated major subordinate command headquartered in Columbus. The new command, which reached initial operating capability Oct. 1, 2025, will encompass two major locations at Defense Supply Center Columbus and Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, and over 50 additional forward sites. (Courtesy image)